Dave Gilmour Biography

Appointed Member of Pink Floyd

Dave Gilmour steps in to play guitar when Syd is unable to play at Brighton

"Relics" is released

Syd Barrett plays his first gig since leaving Pink Floyd, the occasion is "Extravaganza 70", staged at London's Olympia, he is assisted by Dave Gilmour and Jerry Shirley

"Atom Heart Mother" is premiered at the Bath Festival

Pink Floyd play to 20,000 people at a free concert in London's Hyde Park

"Atom Heart Mother" is released

"Meddle" is released

Recording starts at Chateau d'Herouville outside Paris for the soundtrack of "Obscured By Clouds", the album is finished by the 29th

Eight days of recording and filming starts in a Roman amphitheatre for "Pink Floyd Live At Pompeii"

"Obscured By Clouds" is released

Sessions start at Studio 2 in Abbey Road on "Eclipse", the original title of "Dark Side Of The Moon"

"Dark Side Of The Moon" performed at Earls Court, London

"Dark Side Of The Moon" Released

"Dark Side Of The Moon" hits number 1 in the Billboard album chart

Knebworth Festival, Pink Floyd premiere "Wish You Were Here" with the help of Spitfires, pyrotechnics and an exploding plane which flies into the stage, probably the most spectacular gig of the decade

Wish You Were Here is released; black, shrink-wrapped, anonymous

Press launch for "Animals" at Battersea Power Station

"Animals" gets a world exclusive airing on the John Peel Show

"Animals" is released

"David Gilmour", the guitarist's first solo album is released

"Another Brick In The Wall Part II" is released, it goes straight to number one in the UK chart. It is the band's only number one

"The Wall" is finally released

Townshends solo breakthrough, following the death of Who drummer Keith Moon, was the 1980 release Empty Glass, which included a top-10 single, "Let My Love Open the Door", with long-time friend and guitarist, David Gilmour

"Dark Side Of The Moon" breaks the record for the longest stay on the Billboard Top 100

Pink Floyd play Earls Court, the performance is filmed for inclusion in the film of "The Wall"

The world premiere of "The Wall" takes place at The Empire, Leicester Square

"The Final Cut" is released

Dave Gilmour releases his second solo album, "About Face", co-written with Pete Townshend

Dave Gilmour appears at Live Aid as part of Bryan Ferrys band

Dave Gilmour appears on The Tube to help promote Pete Townshends Double O Charity

A press statement is issued stating that Pink Floyd intend to continue using the name without Roger Waters and are recording their next album

Dave Gilmour, Nick Mason and Rick Wright release "A Momentary Lapse Of Reason" as Pink Floyd

Dave Gilmour and Roger Waters sign an agreement ending the years of dispute, Waters will receive a royalty payment every time that any images created during his time with the band are used

Pink Floyd play Berlin, the concert is very close to The Wall and 2,000 East German fans gather at their side to listen

Pink Floyd are one of the supergroups to play Knebworth Festival in aid of Nordoff Robbins music therapy

The band plays Versailles, the show is filmed for the "Delicate Sound Of Thunder" video

Roger Waters issues a High Court writ against the band for breach of copyright, he claims $ 35,000 compensation for illegal use of the inflatable pig, one of his concepts, which has been used on their latest tour

Pink Floyd release "Delicate Sound Of Thunder"

The "Shine On" box set is released

To mark the Twentieth anniversary of the release of "Dark Side Of The Moon", the album is re-mastered, re-packaged and re-released

Pink Floyd are officially announced as the biggest grossing act in rock history, The "Division Bell" tour played to 5,500,000 people in 68 cities and grossed 150,000,000 pounds

"The Division Bell" is released. In keeping with the albums theme - a lack of communication, the band do not give any press conferences or interviews

The first complete performance of "Dark Side Of The Moon" for nearly 20 years

Nick Mason's biography of the band is stopped by Dave Gilmour who wants an official biography which involves all three members. A double album of "The Division Bell" tour is released, titled, "Pulse", the first 2,000,000 copies come in a "limited edition" box with a flashing light on the spine

Pink Floyd are inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame